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Run Away Brides

With no eligible women in his village, Zhou Pin, 27 years old, thought he was lucky to find a pretty bride whom he met and married within a week, following the custom in rural China. Ten days later, Cai Niucuo vanished, leaving behind her clothes and... ...full story at Black China Hand

from Black China Hand on Sun, Jun 07 2009

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